Index Map of Cheyenne Bottoms


This Landsat TM band 5 (mid-infrared) image taken 10 July 1989, (Courtesy Aber.) showing the location of Deception and Blood Creek (Labeled) on the northwest side of the Bottoms.

Description of Corresponding Numbers

  • 1.Overlook from bluff on northeast side of basin.
  • 2.Entrance to Nature Conservancy portion of CB.
  • 3.Cattail marsh and pools on Nature Conservancy land.
  • 4.Inlet canal from Walnut Creek.
  • 5.Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area (CBWA) headquarters.
  • 6.Inlet canal and control gates, pools 1, 2 and 5.
  • 7.Overview of pools 1 and 2 from levee.
  • 8.Pumping station for pools 1, 3 and 4.
  • 9.Outlet canal and control gates, pools 1, 4 and 5.

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